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Basha is on a child health and welfare intervention mission

The Sister Basha CSI initiative forms part of a children's ministry group that works with children suffering from diseases such as cancer to access free health and social welfare support. 

POLOKWANE – Basha Tlhapane’s focus is providing children with free medical and surgical care.

Tlhapane is the founder of the Sister Basha CSI initiative which forms part of a children’s ministry group that works with children suffering from diseases such as cancer to access free health and social welfare support.

She founded the initiative in 2007 and encourages people to volunteer by identifying challenges faced in poor communities.

“Each child’s story brings tears to my eyes. It is quite hard to comprehend the fact that there are so many communities that don’t have clean water, sanitation, electricity and a nearby clinic. As a result, some children die of minor untreated ailments or go undiagnosed due to no access to healthcare facilities.

Tlhapane said the Sister Basha initiative aims to support children with special needs, rare, chronic and weakening diseases and with welfare intervention.

In other areas, the initiative has already helped children with pro-bono surgeries, supported eight children organisations as well as pediatric medical, welfare and foster care cases and a legacy programme for girls.

The organisation can be found on social media on Facebook, Twitter and via Whatsapp on 067 959 4308 for donations or volunteers.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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